New Delhi: Chacko Mazhuvanchery Jose, Executive Director (Kochi Refinery), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), has been recommended for appointment as Director (Refineries), BPCL, by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).
The recommendation was made during the PESB selection meeting held on August 21, 2026. His name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to vigilance clearance and completion of other prescribed formalities.
Sanjay Khanna, Chairman & Managing Director of BPCL, has been holding additional charge of Director (Refineries) since April 9, 2026, when he took over as CMD of the company. Prior to this, Khanna had been holding the charge of Director (Refineries) since February 22, 2022.
A total of 12 candidates appeared before the PESB selection panel. They were:
- Chacko Mazhuvanchery Jose, Executive Director (Kochi Refinery), BPCL
- AN Sreeram, Executive Director, I/C (Bina Petrochemicals and Refinery Expansion Project), Bina, BPCL
- Senthilkumar GR, Executive Director, Head (Corporate Strategy), Mumbai, BPCL
- Rajeev C, Executive Director (AP Refinery), BPCL
- Kondapalli Naveen Chander, Executive Director (Project Management), Bina Petrochemicals & Refinery Expansion Project, BPCL
- Kalyan Kumar Das, Executive Director (Bina Refinery), Bina, BPCL
- Ashok Ranjan Chaudhary, Chief General Manager (Technology), Mumbai Refinery, BPCL
- Abhishek Trivedi, Executive Director In-charge, Visakh Refinery, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Kausik Basu, Executive Director, Refinery Head–Paradip Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Sanjay Kumar Singh, Executive Director (Projects), Gurugram, Engineers India Limited
- Abhijit Kumar Ram, Chief General Manager, Process Design and Development, EIL R&D Complex, Gurugram
- Umesh Chand Pathak, General Manager, Engineers India Limited
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